The 73-year-old Ligambi and six underlings are on trial for racketeering. The three-month federal trial mostly involves sports betting, loansharking and illegal video poker machines.

Testimony suggests the Philadelphia-South Jersey mob is a shadow of its former self, and there are no murders or shootings in the case. But the government clearly wants to keep a lid on suspected mob activity amid former boss Joseph "Joey" Merlino's release from prison last year.

Jacobs says the government is overstating its case after a 10-year FBI investigation. Defense lawyers suggest the mob today is broke and powerless.